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The NHL view of the hit, a source told ESPN, is that Malkin was bracing for impact from the approaching Oshie, a smaller player than the Penguins center. He doesn't get an elbow or stick up, just a shoulder, in order to steady himself for a collision after he released the puck.

and yea, it does matter. If you go to hit some one, and lead with your face, what do you expect to happen?

What TJ Oshie did doesn't matter, b/c it's separate from Malkin raising his elbow. If a guy goes at you in the corner, you can't just put your elbow up to defend yourself.

The Sundqvist argument is bunk, because if he didn't have his head down, the principle point of contact wouldn't be the head. Players are responsible to not hit others in the head, it doesn't matter what the other guy is doing, that's the precedent that the league has set.

What TJ Oshie did doesn't matter, b/c it's separate from Malkin raising his elbow. If a guy goes at you in the corner, you can't just put your elbow up to defend yourself.

The Sundqvist argument is bunk, because if he didn't have his head down, the principle point of contact wouldn't be the head. Players are responsible to not hit others in the head, it doesn't matter what the other guy is doing, that's the precedent that the league has set.

Eh, the elbow wasn't really what got engaged there, it was upper arm. I definitely see it as Oshie being low and Malkin bracing for impact.

We've talked about how Wilson could have turned away from Sundqvist instead of skating through him. If Malkin was "afraid" of the contact, he could have just turned left. This is not bracing for a hit, it is delivering it. It's the same thing that JT Miller did to EK65. Puck gone, lean in, raise shoulder.

I don't think the Malkin hit is particularly malicious, relative to other elbows, but he initiated the contact and got the guy in the head. If we're saying that Oshie's head location is the problem, then the NHL has to re-evaluate how they determine these hits, because that's almost always a problem.

No, I'm using that as an example to show that you can deliver a blow like that and it's different than bracing for impact. With Malkin, the primary point of contact is the head - and the league has established that where the head is doesn't matter - and he has a history of cheap shots.

No, I'm using that as an example to show that you can deliver a blow like that and it's different than bracing for impact. With Malkin, the primary point of contact is the head - and the league has established that where the head is doesn't matter - and he has a history of cheap shots.

because Oshie skated into him face first, whereas Karlsson attempted to hit Miller with his shoulder like you should.